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Severe storms tore through southern Minnesota, causing widespread damage Thursday night.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Dakota, Goodhue and Rice Counties, as well as for Dodge and Goodhue Counties.
Source: Storms Tear Through Southern Minnesota, Causing Damage | KSTP.com
At least 136 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, officials say.
Many are missing and it is feared that more than 200 people in total may have drowned. Rescue efforts resumed on Friday after being halted overnight.
The MV Nyerere ferry overturned near Ukara island on its way from Bugorora.
It is thought the overloaded vessel tipped over when crowds on board moved to one side as it docked.
Source: Lake Victoria Tanzania ferry disaster: Divers hunt for survivors – BBC News
Trump used the nickname, “Wacky Jacky” for the Democrat in the Nevada race, Jacky Rosen
President Trump addressed supporters at a Make America Great Again rally in Las Vegas on Thursday. His campaign-style event came after he canceled a series of rallies last week in the wake of impacts from Hurricane Florence.
Mr. Trump addressed supporters amid ongoing concern over his pick to fill a vacancy on the the United States Supreme Court. The president has spent much of the week defending Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct stemming from his time as a high school student in the early 1980’s. He told reporters on Wednesday that Kavanaugh was an “extraordinary man” with an “unblemished record.”
Five people — including an 8-year-old girl — were injured in the shooting.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As the sun rose Friday morning in Syracuse, police officers climbed ladders looking for bullets lodged in the sides of Midland Avenue homes.
Five people — including an 8-year-old girl — were shot around 9 p.m. Thursday outside of 1315-17 Midland Ave. during a memorial service for a man who died of cancer. Officers spent over 11 hours at the chaotic scene, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses.
All five victims are in stable condition and are expected to recover, said Sgt. Richard Helterline, a Syracuse Police Department spokesman. Police are searching for suspects.
Source: Syracuse police collect evidence, leave Midland Avenue mass shooting scene | syracuse.com
The man charged with stabbing a tow truck driver who investigators say ran over and killed his mother in Watertown is being held without bail.
Source: Road Rage: Man Charged With Stabbing Truck Driver Who Ran Over Mother « CBS Boston
Jim Harrington@jejharringtonSuspect in stabbing of tow truck driver in Watertown brought into court to face charges #WBZ
Fox & Friends aired a segment alleging Brett Kavanaugh’s doppelgänger may have carried out the alleged sexual assault on Christine Blasey Ford
It didn’t take long for Kavanaugh apologists to put on their tin foil hats as part of their feverish effort to exonerate Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee. On Thursday afternoon, the Washington Post published an opinion piece wondering if Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, is so “mixed up” that she confused the judge with someone who looked exactly like him. “As crazy as that sounds, it wouldn’t be unheard of,” columnist Kathleen Parker wrote of a possible mistaken identity.
Source: Fox News Is Peddling Conspiracy Theories to Defend Brett Kavanaugh – Rolling Stone
An undercover investigation by the CBC and Toronto Star found Ticketmaster representatives at a Las Vegas convention, actually helping scalpers with hundreds of accounts making huge purchases.
If MSNBC’s Chris Hayes is guilty of having the worst commentary response to the Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations, NBC News’ Ken Dilanian, Brandy Zadrozny, and Ben Popken are guilty of having the worst news coverage.
The three reporters authored a trash article this week, titled “ Accuser’s schoolmate says she recalls hearing of alleged Kavanaugh incident,” and I am not exaggerating when I say it is trash.
As the investigation continues into a why a female shooter opened fire at a drugstore distribution center, data shows that it’s rare for women to carry out such shootings — making Thursday’s incident unusual.
Authorities say a 26-year-old woman shot three people and wounded three more before fatally shooting herself in the Aberdeen, Maryland, facility. Snochia Moseley of Baltimore County was a temporary employee at the Rite Aid support facility who had showed up for work Thursday as scheduled, officials said.
